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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,653, dated April 5, 1898. n

' Application filed Gotober 4, 1895. Serial No. 564,651, (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. M. HOWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose-Racks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable oth- Iov . and compactly arranged'in separately-sup-` ported loops or bights, each of which is suspended out of contact to insure thorough drying thereof; furthermore, to provide means to prevent the hose-carrying pins or rods from working out of the rack, either from the side pressure exerted by the series of loops or bights of the hose, one against the other, or from the side pressure exerted by the water when first. admitted to the hose, but which will not oder an obstruction when the hose is to be removed from the rack, and, finally,

to provide means for causing the hose-carry-` in'g pins to move in a predetermined path within or on the rack. Y

With these objects iu view the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of ahose-rack, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, I have illustrated'several different ways of carrying my invention into effect, and in these drawings- Figure l is a viewV in side elevation of my improved hose-rack, showing the same supported from a stand-pipe, with the hose in its suspended position. Fig. 2 is aview in perspective detail of the rack, showing its peculiar construction, also a series of hose-carrying pins or rods in position between the two arms or members of the rack. Fig. 3 is a View in perspective of a portion of the rack, showing the front portion of the rack provided with springs for preventing the accidental escape of the carrying-pins. Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are end views showing modified forms of racks and hose-carrying pins that may be employed instead of that form shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. Fig. 7 is aview in side elevation showing a modified form of rack in which there is an -additional support for the rack. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of another form of rack in which the outer end is slightly inclined upward to prevent the escapeL ofthe hose-carrying pins. detail view of a combined hose-rack and shield. Fig. l0 is an end elevation of another form of hose-rack that may be employed in lieu of those shown inthe other figures. Fig. l1 is a perspective detail view of a modified'form of hose-carrying pin.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the Fig..9 is a perspective' rack or holder, comprising duplicate wings,

arms, or plates a a, which maybe cast integral with the end plate 0.2, forming therewith a single piece, as shown, or cast in two pieces and secured to the end plate by suitable means, or, if preferred, the parts of the rack `may be made of sheet metal suitably assembled. 1 Each arm is provided with a groove or channel as, extending longitudinally of its length, the two grooves forming guides or ways in which slide the hose-carrying pins or rods B.` As shown in Fig. 2, the groove is so formed as to leave two inward-extending ribs or. flanges a4, which serve the double function `of guiding the pins B to their respective positions and of preventing the pins from leaving the rack at any point except at the escape end, where, in order to facilitate the replacing of the pins, the ends of the vside walls and of the iianges are flared outward, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. 'Instead of having each arm of the rack provided with two flanges a4 I may in some instances have but one iiange on each arm, as shown in Fig. 4, or, as shown in Fig. 5, I may have each arm provided with the two ilanges 0.4, as described in connection with Fig. 2, and in addition thereto two additional ilanges a5, extending parallel with the sides of the arms, or, further,

I may provide each arm with but one liange, asin Fig. 4, and on each of these flanges is arranged an upwardextending `longitudinally-disposed n or spline a, as shown in Fig. 6.

Where the form of rack shown in Fig. 5 is employed, the hose-carrying pins B are provided with heads Z), which work between the sides of the arms and the flanges a5, these two parts coacting to prevent lateral displacement of the pins and thereby cause them to move in a predetermined path, and when the form of rack shown in Fig. 6 is employed the pins are provided with' circumferential grooves b2,which work on the fins a6, the latter performing the same function as the anges While the ns a and grooves b2 are each shown as V-'shaped, it is to be understood that other forms of fins and grooves may be employed,if desired; also,that instead of having the pins circularin cross-section they may be semicircular, as shown in Fig. l1.

When the hose is on the rack, as shown in Fig. l, there is a tendency for the bights of the hose to exert side pressure one against the other, especially when water is first admitted to the hose, and this side pressure tends to displace one or more of the pins in the outer portion of the rack. InV order to overcome this objectionable feature, I have devised several Ways, one of Which, as shown in Fig. l, consists in providing the outer portion of each of the arms with openings a7, through which may be inserted a thin lpiece of wood, such as a match, or, if preferred, a piece of twine tied about the ends of the arms. These pieces of wood or the twine will be strong enongh to withstand the lateral pressure of the hose, but not strong enough to withstand the strain to which they will be subjected when the hose is jerked from the rack, as in case of fire. Instead of employing the pieces of wood or the twine I may provide the outer portions of the arms with springs as, as shown in Fig. 3, which bulge upward and hold the pins in place, or,ifpreferred,I may incline the ends of the arms upward, as shown in Fig. 8, and accomplish the same result.

-In Fig. 9 I have illustrated a device constituting a combined rack and shield. rlhis rack may be made of sheet metal, having its edges turned under and inward to form flanges a9, on which rest the hose-supporting pins.

In each of the different forms of racks thus4 l steps or projections with which the pins engage, may be effected by other means than those described. Thus instead of having the rack provided with iianges, as shown in Figs. l to 9, inclusive, the rack may be constructed of two parallel-arranged bars or arms d10, as shown in Fig. 10, secured to or formed integral with the end plate a2. The hose-carrying pins in this instance are provided with heads all, which bear against the outer sides of the arms, by which means the pins are guided in the proper direction when the hose is being placed in position on the rack. The rack is shown in this instance as supported from a stand-pipe C, although it may be supported from a wall or the like. When supported from a stand-pipe, the latter is provided with clamping-collar c, having a per-` forated ear c2, to which are pivotally secured ears am, carried by the racks shown in Figs. l and 2, in which manner the racks illustrated in Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 may also be constructed. In Fig. 7 the rack is shown as provided with a supporting-arm als, and in this instance the stand-pipe will be provided with two collars C, the ears c2 of which are engaged, respectively, by the ears am of the rack and the ears a of the supporting-arm.

In the form of rack shown in Fig. 9 the ear @15 of the rack engages with the ear c2 of the clamp-collar C, a rod al, secured near the outer end of the rack and to a hook or the like on the stand-pipe, serving to support the rack against sagging.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a hose-rack, of hose-carrying pins arranged in horizontal alinement and adapted to slide in the direction of the length of the rack and to be entirely disconnected therefrom in the act of removing the hose, substantially as described.

2. A hose-rack comprising a support provided with longitudinal guides or ways, and hose-carrying pins arranged in horizontal alinement and adapted to move on or in the guides or ways and to be entirely disconnected therefrom in ,the act of removing the hose, substantially as described.

3. A hose-rack comprising a support provided with longitudinal guides or ways, hosecarrying pins arranged in horizontal alinement and adapted to move on or in the guides or ways and to be entirely disconnected therefrom in the act of removing the hose, and means for preventing the accidental escape of the pins from the rack, when the hose is hung thereon, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY J. M. HOWARD.

Witnesses:

B. W. SoMMERs, R. M. ELLIOTT.

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